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In this study, piezometers, installed upstream and downstream of multiple dam structures were used to evaluate changes in nitrate and orthophosphate concentrations in surface and hyporheic water. Data were also collected with seepage meters, discharge measurements, lab and field-based analytical tests, and sediment samples. These were collected from beaver dams and paired non-beaver dams upstream of unimpounded reaches to look at the potential for dormant sediment-based cyanobacteria to bloom and produce toxins under ideal light and nutrient levels. Results indicate a significant increase in orthophosphate from upstream to downstream of beaver dams. Results also demonstrate that toxin potential did not increase between cyanobacteria in beaver pond sediment and the paired unimpounded sample; however, under ideal light and nutrient levels, sediment from a beaver dam led to faster cyanobacterial growth. 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